Everything But The Girl - Love Not Money (Deluxe Edition) (1985)

Tracklist

CD1
01. When All's Well (2012 Remaster)
02. Ugly Little Dreams (2012 Remaster)
03. Shoot Me Down (2012 Remaster)
04. Are You Trying to Be Funny? (2012 Remaster)
05. Sean (2012 Remaster)
06. Ballad of the Times (2012 Remaster)
07. Anytown (2012 Remaster)
08. This Love (Not for Sale) (2012 Remaster)
09. Trouble and Strife (2012 Remaster)
10. Angel (2012 Remaster)

CD2
01. Heaven Help Me (2012 Remaster)
02. Kid (2012 Remaster)
03. Pigeons in the Attic Room (2012 Remaster)
04. Charmless Callous Ways (2012 Remaster)
05. Easy as Sin (Version)
06. Angel (Home Demo 1984)
07. Ugly Little Dreams (Home Demo 1984)
08. Are You Trying to Be Funny? (Home Demo 1984)

On their second album, Everything But the Girl took a more contemporary pop approach while retaining the spareness of their debut. They also upped the ante in their songwriting, tackling a range of issues from the Irish troubles to the troubles of movie star Frances Farmer, with lots of criticism of the stratification and sexism of the current social and economic system thrown in. Tracey Thorn's careworn voice proved an excellent vehicle for such essentially pessimistic sentiments, and even if Love Not Money made for a dour listening experience, it was nevertheless compelling. (The "special U.S. edition" of the album, released by Sire Records, differed from the Blanco Y Negro version from the U.K. in that it featured the pop-sounding "Heaven Help Me" and a cover of the Pretenders' "Kid." Neither enhanced the album's commercial appeal; it made the Top Ten back home, but did not chart Stateside.)

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